H-S Precision

Ok first post ....
I'm currently looking into getting my first proper longrange rifle in .308 , i have no option on the calibre as thats what is on my cert so thats what i have to get.
I have been looking into the H-S Precision heavy Tactical .308 , it seems to get some very good reviews , but i find that reviews rarely if ever give a bad report !
So that given that this is an all American rifle and 90% of you guys are American could you give me a honest opinion of this rifle . Another option is a Nor Cal rifle by Gerry Rice , but i am sort of thrown towards the H-S Precision.

I have a H-S Precision Pro-Hunter.
.300 win mag.
It shoots several hunting bullets into 3 shot groups of under 1/2".
Very nice rifle, great trigger.
People at the company are nice to work with also.
Good value for the money.

In the UK it costs £1800 , i think converted thats roughly $3500 . So lets say $500 went on shipping and paper work and another $500 went on the retailers profit, that leaves $2400 and H-S Precision list them at $2100 in standard form , sounds about right.

Els I have the same rifle you are takling about and will tell you it's worth everything they say about it and more.
The test target that came with the rifle, which I can only assume was fired out of some kind of machine rest was.178MOA

I got it to the range on Saturday for the first time and the best group I came up with was .323MOA

This was the first batch of handloads and I have not experimented with powders, primers COL or anything else.

That load was a little hot, the primers were flattening but it shouldn't be so since it was just at max as per the Vihta Vuori manual.

The Accuracy international is indeed a fine rifle , unfortunately it's to heavy for the kind of work i will have to do , 15lbs with scope . I must admit i was considering the Sako TRG 22 or a RPA interceptor both of which are fairly light , the H-S precision though is the lightest out of the lot.

I was rather turned off the HS Precision idea by the thought of paying a middle man around £3-400 clear profit just for ordering and receiving the rifle. (ie US retail price £1166 +VAT = £1370 plus a (generous) £100 for shipping = £1470. He's making £330 (more if he's only paying trade and not retail!)for simply phoning the order to HS Precision and (maybe) collecting the rifle from Bond -just seems a wee bit steep to me).

What switched you off the RPA? It's what I'm thinking of getting -interested to hear your thoughts.

I know what you mean about the price hike , but that's the price you pay for living in good old blighty , or more aptly put 'rip off Britain'
I cant really say what has put me off the RPA , if anything has at all , they are said to be the most accurate out of the box rifle bar-none , i think it's just one of those cosmetic things , the H-S just catches my eye better .
I was waiting for the new RPA to come out , fluted barrel , thumb hole stock ect ect , i think they describe it as a light weight hunter/varminter. I'm still considering the RPA in 6PPC to replace my .243 but at £2000 for a magazine fed rifle they aren't cheap.

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